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Table 1 PCR primers used in NS5B-based in-house methods

From: Comparative performance evaluation of hepatitis C virus genotyping based on the 5' untranslated region versus partial sequencing of the NS5B region of brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Primer name

Genotype

Sequence

Product

Position Region NS5B*

NS5B2F

All genotypes

5'-TTCACGGAGGCTATGACYAGG-3'

688 bp

1017-1038

NS5B-2R

 

5'-CGGGCATGMGACASGCTGTGA-3'

 

1704-1683

F56_1-3

1 and 3

5'-CACACTCCAGTYAAYTCCTGG-3'

241 bp

1204-1224

R56_1-3

 

5'-CWMCTGGAGAGTAACTGTGGAG-3'

 

1444-1423

GEN2FSN

2

5'-GACACTCCCCTGTCAATTCWTGG-3'

120 bp

1202-1224

GEN2RSN

 

5'-TGGTYCAGAGTGTCYTGGGC-3'

 

1321-1313

  1. *1a_.H77.NC_004102 - reference sequence that was used to calculate the positions of the NS5B region.